Where does “whider” come from?

whider (Middle English) comes from Old English hwider, from Old English hwæder, from Proto-Germanic *hwadrê — to which place, to where, whither.

whider (Middle English): whither

Definitions

  1. whither

Ancestry of “whider”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhwiderto where, whither
2Old EnglishhwæderAlternative form of hwider
3Proto-Germanic*hwadrêto which place, to where, whither

Words derived from “whider”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *hwadrê →Every word from Old English hwæder →Every word from Old English hwider →